
Minsk: Belarus-Russia Military Drills Drawing to a Close
Amid rising tensions in Europe, Putin’s joint exercises attracted international observers.

Amid rising tensions in Europe, Putin’s joint exercises attracted international observers.

The drills come just two days after nineteen drones violated Polish airspace.

Lithuania says that its people were returned from Belarus safely, praising the international efforts to help secure their freedom.

A monk from Poland has been detained and accused of espionage—prompting diplomatic charges of provocation from Warsaw.

Vilnius confirmed it shut parts of its airspace after two drone incursions in July, one of which carried explosives and flew over the capital.

A regional prosecutor said there is a “very high probability” that the drone which exploded in a Polish field came from Belarus.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has previously expressed concerns about the military drills.

The escalation of tensions between Washington and Moscow do not bode well for the chances of a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Warsaw has overhauled use-of-force rules for troops guarding the Belarus border, following deadly attacks by violent migrants.

An incursion by a homemade Belarusian aircraft into Lithuania has triggered calls for a new high-tech border defence plan across the Baltic states.